Buying rural land in Texas
By: Charles E. Gilliland
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; 1 edition (October 10, 2012)
Published: 2012
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781603447959; 9781603447959
Subjects: Rural Land use; Real property; Ownership
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Achieving a vision of landownership; title: Risks and rewards of rural landownership; title: Historical land use in Texas; title: Taking risks for reward; title: Seeing the end from the beginning; title: The need for risk analysis; title: Devising an exit strategy; title: Understanding contemporary and future Texas land prices; title: Historical land market trends; title: Searching the state; title: Finding that perfect spot; title: Useful sources for property searches; title: Identifying suitable properties; title: Evaluating physical attributes; title: Texas AgriLife Extension Service; title: Farm service agency; title: Web Soil Survey (WSS); title: United States Geological Survey (USGS); title: Other map resources; title: Visual on-site inspections; title: Property inspection checklist; title: Evaluating economic influences and trends; title: National and local conditions; title: Southwest regional conditions; title: Historical national conditions; title: Focus on Texas conditions; title: Other resources; title: Economic conditions checklist; title: Identifying legal rights and limitations; title: Verifying ownership; title: Identifying rights owned; title: Endangered species; title: Endangered species checklist; title: Water and oil on the land; title: Surface water; title: Groundwater; title: Development water supplies; title: Water availability checklist; title: Oil and gas; title: Oil and gas production checklist; title: Closing the deal and enhancing returns; title: Property tax measures; title: Conservation easements; title: Environmental incentives; title: The new risks of ownership.